Kory - Hardkor Fitness

If you are a friend of mine on Facebook, you’ve heard all about how this wonderful man has been helping me and my hubby to lose weight! Kory is the owner of Hardkor Fitness in Fife.

We met in May at a bridal open house in Sumner. Our booths were next to each other which meant we had plenty of time during the day to chat! I told him about how my husband was scheduled for gastric bypass in a couple of months and I really didn’t want him to do it…but that we’d tried other diets and been unsuccessful… Kory convinced me (well, I think I really convinced myself) that Steve and I had to get in to his workshop and give it a go. I mean what did we have to lose but fat! Did I mention that I really didn’t want Steve to have surgery?? My thought was, if you are going to have to change your eating habits forever due to the surgery, why not just change them without surgery and get to have some awesome tasty meals occasionally? Plus no scalpels… sounded like a no brainer to me!!!



Within a couple of weeks we were at the seminar and learning how to eat so that the fat would just fall off of us. I am so proud of my husband… he’s lost over 60 pounds and is doing so well. When I first started I followed the diet until I met my goal, which was to not have to unbutton my pants every time I sat down! LOL… well, I met my goal and didn’t set another one… and then guess what… I didn’t lose any more! On December 28th I joined an 8 week challenge for the most fat loss in a group of amazing women! I am currently at 4 weeks and am so excited for the next four.

I photographed Kory for some website and business portraits in August. I think they turned out amazing!

Below are the kettle bells that Kory uses to put people through workouts... I just had my first one and LOVED it! Ü

Meeting Kory and his new bride Andrea was such a wonderful blessing. Not only have they helped us to change our health in order to spend more time together… they are also two of the most genuine and amazing people. They inspire me and encourage me and I just love being around them!!!

Thanks you two!

Angie D.

 

Click!

This blog post has been a long time coming (AND will be a long post)! Back in April I was contacted by Click! Cable Network to photograph their “upcoming” advertising campaign. I had never photographed for such a large format before, but figured I’d give it a go. Working with Click! was wonderful. They are a great company with many great employees that were a pleasure to work with.

I was tasked with photographing 4 sessions. Two separate couples, one family, and one single man.

It was really interesting photographing these sessions as I am used to using my surroundings and props to finish off the photograph, but in these photos props were not wanted and the background was plain white as they were going to be removed from the background anyway. Talk about changing my creative working grounds!

The first session was with Margo and Sam. They are just the sweetest couple! They were excited to be able to have copies of the photograph to share with their family when they celebrate their upcoming anniversary.

The second session was with Patricia and Thane. These two are local business owners! Patricia at Embellish salon and Thane at Sattelite coffee. So if you thought you recognized them from somewhere, now you know! And if you haven’t already, make sure to go and visit them for a haircut and a tasty beverage!

The third session was with Ty. He was so much fun to photograph. With his great spirit and a lot of attitude, I felt like I had known Ty for years after. After about 5 minutes we were already exchanging jokes and sarcastic banter. It was wonderful! Ü

The final session was with the Gordon Family. When they arrived at the studio the kids were bundles of energy so we let them run around and check out their surroundings. I photographed them wherever they wanted, which involved jumping on the bed and lots of giggling. This got them comfortable with me and the camera… after about 5-10 minutes of playing we moved on to taking family photos. I was so impressed with how great the kids were. Generally with little ones it can be tricky to get them both on a great day. I could just tell what a great family they were in the short time we spent together. I sure hope to be able to photograph them again someday!

All of the billboards are now up. I’ve seen all four, but have only gotten 2 photographs (shown below). Would love to hear if there is a billboard near you!  These were taken with my point and shoot... so don't judge too much on the photography skills! ;)

What a neat experience!  I've definitely met some new and wonderful people! Ü

Angie D.

Remember Today ~ Forever

The Beautiful and Talented Amy

Meet Amy. Gorgeous right, and she's got talent... Alot of it!!! 

The reason we photographed Amy is because she needed Playbill headshots for vocal performances.  Not only does she sing, but she is also an interior decorator! And to top it off she's mom to three beautiful and energetic children. 

I've known Amy for years now! I used to play softball and work with her hubby Joe when I worked for "The Credit Union."  Amy would come and support us at so many of our softball games and I can remember back to when her oldest son was born.  (That was just last year, right?!?!) ;)

When Amy and I got together for her portrait session and she disclosed that she was doing interior design... I was soooo excited!  She's been helping me with my bathroom project and I can't wait to see it all finished!!!

Thanks Amy for a wonderful session and for being awesome in dealing with my indecision! (This awesome woman even went to Lowe's with me and shopped!)

She's the best!!!!

Angie D.